2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

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Saṁyutta Nikāya 15.14

Linked Discourses 15.14

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2. Dutiyavagga

Chapter Two

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Mātusutta

Mother

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Sāvatthiyaṁ viharati.

At Sāvatthī.

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“Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…

“Mendicants, this transmigration has no known beginning. …

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na so, bhikkhave, satto sulabharūpo yo namātābhūtapubbo iminā dīghena addhunā.

It’s not easy to find a sentient being who in all this long time has not previously been your mother.

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Taṁ kissa hetu?

Why is that?

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Anamataggoyaṁ, bhikkhave, saṁsāro …pe…

This transmigration has no known beginning. …

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alaṁ vimuccitun”ti.

This is quite enough for you to become disillusioned, dispassionate, and freed regarding all conditions.”

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Catutthaṁ.